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Security, traffic measures in place for pope's visit

Security will be tight and there will be plenty of road closures and detours in place as Washington, D.C. prepares for the visit of Pope Francis to the U.S. A visit to the White House and a Mass at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception are among the items on the pope's schedule for Wednesday.

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Updated: 7:18 AM EDT Sep 23, 2015

Security, traffic measures in place for pope's visit

Security will be tight and there will be plenty of road closures and detours in place as Washington, D.C. prepares for the visit of Pope Francis to the U.S. A visit to the White House and a Mass at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception are among the items on the pope's schedule for Wednesday.

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Updated: 7:18 AM EDT Sep 23, 2015

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WEBVTT KATE: THE POPE'S VISIT TO THE U.S. HAS BEEN DECLARED A NATIONAL SPECIAL SECURITY EVENT. THE 50TH SINCE THEY STARTED USING THAT DECLARATION IN THE MID 90'S AND OF THOSE 50, 25 HAVE HAPPENED HERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THEY KNOW THE DRILL HERE AND TODAY DECIDES -- THERE IS EVERY A PLEA -- A VIP IN THE DISTRICT AND YOUR TEAM WILL BE DISRUPTED. IN WASHINGTON, D.C., THEY ARE READY FOR POPE FRANCIS AND THE THOUSANDS WHO WILL FLOCK HERE TO SEE HIM THIS WEEK. THINK AIRPORT SECURITY. THERE WILL BE BAG SEARCHES, METAL DETECTORS, AND A LONG LIST OF BANNED ITEMS INCLUDING SELFIE STICK'S AND DRONES. NO DRONES. NOWHERE IN THE DISTRICT. NOWHERE IN THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES EITHER. KATE: THE WELCOMING TOUCHES WERE THE MOST NOTICEABLE. VATICAN, D.C., AND MARYLAND FLAGS LINE. -- FLYING. FROM THE AIR AND THE GROUND, A HEAVIER POLICE PRESENCE THAN USUAL READY FOR WHAT WEDNESDAY WILL BRING. THE SECURITY SITUATION WOULD BE DEVCON 1. THE MOST SERIOUS SECURITY SITUATION WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE IN REGARD TO PERSONAL PROTECTION. KATE: NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS MANNING INTERSECTIONS. SUBWAY STEPS COULD CLOSE. I NEVER HAVE SEEN AN OPERATION AS DETAILED AS THE POPE INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. KATE: IMAGINES THE SECURITY. AFTER 9 A.M. THERE IS SO WHITE HOUSE WELCOMING CEREMONY FOLLOWED BY A PRIVATE OVAL OFFICE MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA. THE BIG DRAW HERE, THE POPE MOBILE PARADE AROUND THE -- ELLIPSE. HE WILL HOLD A PRAYER SERVICE AT SEA MATTHEWS THREE DUAL AND AT 4:15 P.M., THE MARQUEE EVENT OF THE DAY, THE POPE WILL SAY MASS AT THE BASILICA OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO CLOUT -- CATCH A GLIMPSE YOU CAN COUNT ON ROAD CLOSURES AND PLAN ON PACKED METRO TRAINS AND A LOT OF PARKING RESTRICTIONS. SARAH CALDWELL HAS DETAILS ON HOW THE SCHEDULE AND THE BUS SERVICE WILL BE CHANGED. MAJOR DELAYS FOR THE PAPAL VISIT. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS ADJUSTING TRADE-IN COMMUTER BUSES TO ACCOMMODATE INCREASED RIDERSHIP. THE AGENCY WILL ADD ANOTHER PASSENGER CAR ON THE LINES WHICH WILL CARRY 120 FIVE MORE WRITERS. 870 ONE WILL OPERATE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. COMMUTER BUSES WILL OPERATE IN MODIFIED MORNING AND EVENING SCHEDULES AND MTA WILL PROVIDE SERVICE TO FIVE D.C. METRO STATION'S. LANDOVER, SILVER SPRINGS, AND GREENBELT. WE ARE TRAFFIC POST 11. KATE: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO WANT TO SEE THIS FORMER NIGHTCLUB BOUNCER TURNED PRIEST. HE CONTINUES TO CHALLENGE CONVENTION AND MAKE HISTORY. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THIS WILL BE LIKE WE HAD TO WOMEN, TO US HERE AND ASK WHERE DO WE LINE UP TO GET IN LINE TO SEE THE POPE MOBILE PARADE? THE SECURITY GATES OPEN AT 4 A.M. THEY ARE HERE QUITE EARLY.

Security, traffic measures in place for pope's visit

Security will be tight and there will be plenty of road closures and detours in place as Washington, D.C. prepares for the visit of Pope Francis to the U.S. A visit to the White House and a Mass at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception are among the items on the pope's schedule for Wednesday.